Detached
£353,591
52% above the Manchester Central average
1.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Manchester Central? £232,821
The average house price in Manchester Central is £232,821, based on 1,497 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are down 0.6% (£1,340) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- −0.6%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,497
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Manchester Central?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£249,655
7% above the Manchester Central average
11.9% of sales
Terraced
£226,088
3% below the Manchester Central average
27.5% of sales
Flats
£229,812
1% below the Manchester Central average
58.8% of sales
Are house prices in Manchester Central going up or down?
House prices in Manchester Central are falling: down 0.6% (£1,340) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 47.4% (£74,867).
Past 12 months
−0.6%
−£1,340From £234,161 to £232,821
£234,365£232,234
Past 10 years
+47.4%
+£74,867From £157,954 to £232,821
£275,302£157,954
Quick answers for Manchester Central
9 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£464,201
Highest average, reached in June 2014
How many homes sold?
1,497
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Flats
58.8% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£200k - £300k
39.9% of sales
How many people live in Manchester Central?
156,160
14,177 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Manchester Central?
63,847
5,796 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Manchester Central?
18 m² per resident
Less green space per resident than 73% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 2.5 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
9.9% of the area · 56 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Piccadilly
£257,810
Least expensive
Clayton and Openshaw
£184,572
How does Manchester Central rank?
3rd most expensive area of Manchester.
Compared with 6 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Manchester Central?
The highest recorded sale prices in Manchester Central, from HM Land Registry.
#1 Most expensive sale
7 - 9 new wakefield street, greater manchester
£5,200,000
Sold November 2021
View house details
How do house prices in Manchester Central compare with nearby areas?
Manchester Central compared with the 5 nearest other areas in Manchester.
Manchester Central vs Deansgate
- Manchester Central
- £232,821
- Deansgate
- £223,333−£9,488
Open comparison
Manchester Central vs Moston
- Manchester Central
- £232,821
- Moston
- £165,618−£67,203
Open comparison
Manchester Central vs Manchester Gorton
- Manchester Central
- £232,821
- Manchester Gorton
- £265,209+£32,388
Open comparison
Manchester Central vs Charlestown
- Manchester Central
- £232,821
- Charlestown
- £207,870−£24,951
Open comparison
Manchester Central vs Manchester Withington
- Manchester Central
- £232,821
- Manchester Withington
- £407,716+£174,895
Open comparison
Which areas of Manchester Central are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 6 areas of Manchester Central, most expensive first.
- 1
£257,810
Change over one year: +0.8%
- 2
£254,383
Change over one year: −1.8%
- 3
£245,845
Change over one year: +11.9%
- 4
£220,315
Change over one year: +4.6%
- 5
£195,443
Change over one year: −9.8%
- 6
£184,572
Change over one year: +6.1%
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What to check before you buyWhere does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:29 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Manchester Central dataset covers 10,535 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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